Lunchtime concert at Steinway Hall in London given by Mihai Ritivoiu at 1.10pm on 28 October.

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Mihai Ritivoiu was born in Bucharest and began piano lessons at the age of six. In 2012 he graduated with the highest honours from the National University of Music in Bucharest. He is currently studying at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama in London with Joan Havill. He has also participated in masterclasses with Dimitri Bashkirov, Dominique Merlet, Richard Goode and Emmanuel Ax, and benefited from the guidance of Valentin Gheorghiu.    

Mihai won the Dinu Lipatti National Competition in Bucharest in 2010 and was a laureate of the George Enescu International Piano Competition in 2011. Following these achievements he was invited to record Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No.2 for the Romanian Broadcasting Corporation, with the Romanian Radio Orchestra conducted by Gheorghe Costin. He has since played as a soloist and chamber musician throughout Europe.

Most recently Mihai was awarded the First Prize in the Beethoven Piano Society of  Europe Intercollegiate Competition.      
    
Programme
W A Mozart, Sonata in A minor K 310
Feranc Liszt, Au bord d'une source  (from Années de pèlerinage I, Suisse)
Maurice Ravel, Gaspard de la nuit

To reserve a seat please call 020 8892 3848 or email sarah@moyse.demon.co.uk.

N.B:  These concerts are by invitation only. Seating is restricted and only those who have requested seats will be admitted.

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The Keyboard Charitable Trust is passionate about supporting young international pianists (aged 18-30) who are making the transition from studies to professional career, by offering them opportunities to perform in the UK and around the world in partnership.

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